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EUGENE POWELL, OE DELAW'ARE, OHIO.

sULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent Ne. 290,107, dated December11, 18233.v

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following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip.

tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or iigures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a rear view of my sulky-plow. Fig. 2 is aside v-iew, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

This invention has relation to plow-sulkies for right and left handplows; and is designed as an improvementon the invention granted to mein Letters Patent No. 263, 57 7 dated August 29, 1882 andit consists inthe construction and novel arrangement of parts` as will be hereinaftermore fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claimsappended.

Referring by letter to the Aaccompanying drawings, A and B designate thecrank-axles for the wheels G and D. These axles are both rigidly securedto pivoted bars K K at the lower ends of the vertical frame-bars E, andhave hook-guards M M at their inner ends, which turndown over and insideof the curved frame-bars G, thus greatly lessening the strain on thepivoted bars K K. The curved bars G G and vertical bars F F areconnected at their upper ends by the side beams, E E, which are in turnconnected by top cross-bars, E E2. Intermediate cross braces, I I,connect the curved bars G and the vertical frame-bars F at each end ofthe'frame, as shown, and are provided with laterally and outwardlyextended ends I I', to which the ,notched archracks O O are secured,thus giving additional strength to the frame, without materiallyincreasing the weight. and also vbringing the racks nearer to the axles.

The pivoted bars K K are provided, about midway of their length, ontheir outer faces with notched or serrated seats P P, through which thepivots by which they are usecured to the frame bars F F pass outwardly,and against these seats P the lower ends of the levers N Nfor swingingthe wheels are placed,

and held in position on the pivots by serrated caps Q Q, having recessesfor the reception of the thickened lower ends of said levers, and 5 5securing-nuts R for holding the caps in place. Thisccnstruction affordsa strong fastening `for the levers N N, and permits an easy adyjustmentof the same, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

The plow-beam Sis connected to the sulky by two cranked rods or bails,TU-to the first near its front end, and to the other near its rear end.The connection is made near'the rear end of the beam by means of clampsW, which are constructed to slide on the bail U, except when locked inplace by a block, W', passed upon the stem of an eyebolt, W2, encirclingthe bail U between the eyes of the clamps W, and provided with alocking-nut to hold the 7o eyebolt and block in place. The frontconnection, X, is simply a guide in which the plow-beam works when thebails T U are adj usted.

The sulky-frame is provided with vertical arms H H, parallel with andpreferably se- ,cured to the vertical frame-bars F F. These arms H H areperforated laterally, as at @,for the reception ofthe bolts b, by whichthe bails T U are pivoted between them, and by this 8o construction the4bails may be pivoted higher or lower on the frame to suit plows ofdifferent heights, or to regulate the depth of plowing, or for otherpurposes, as may be deemed necessary.

c designates a latching lever, and d its notched rack. This lever e isconnected bya rod, e, to the front bail, T, and by it this bail .may beraised and lowered, as expediency may require. One arm, f, of the rearbail, U, eX- 9o` tends forward nearlyl to the fr ont of the frame of thesulky, and is connected by a link-cone nection, g, to -an angular arm,h, of the lever r,pivoted in bearings upon the top of the front top barofthe frame, as shown. At its lower end,on its inner face, the angulararm h or the link g is provided-with a step or stirrup, k. Zdesignatesthe driversseat, secured to the rear top cross-bar of the framebyaslide-fast ening, in order that it may be shifted on said roo bar whenthe plow is changed from'a right to a left hand plow, or vice versa. fThe tongue or pole m is also connected to the top crossbars by aslide-fastening for the same purpose,

and the adjustable clamps permit the plowbeam to be changed from rightto left.

In a left-hand plow the furrow-wheel,which is the left-hand wheel,mustbe worked forward of the right-hand wheel, and in a right-hand plow thereverse of this is true.

To change the sulky from a right to a left hand plow, the caps Q Qshould be loosened, and the left-hand lever turned to the rear notch ofits rack, the right-hand lever to the front notch of its rack, and thecaps again tightened, the wheels being in the same plane. To change froma left to a right hand,would, of course, require a reverse position ofthe levers N N.

The rear bail, U, is operated by the lever and by means of the step Lthe driver can throw his entire weight upon the lever,which will greatlyassist him in raising the plows, and enable him to perform the operationwith ease.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a plow-sulky, the frame-bars F F and curved bars G G, incombination with the pivoted bars K K, having the ratchet-seats, thelevers N N, and the caps Q Q, and fasteningnuts, substantially asspecified.

2. In a plow-sulky, the combination, with the frame-bars F F and curvedbars G G, of the intermediate cross-bars, I I, having angular ends I I',extending outwardly, and the arched racks O O, substantially asspecified.

3. In a plow-sulky, the combination, with the vertical perforated arms HH, secured to the main frame, of the pivoted bails I and U, and theiroperating-levers i c, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in 4o presence of twowitnesses.

EUGEN E IOVELL.

Witnesses:

FRANK A. KAUFFMAN, JOHN S. GILL.

